Daily Republican., 1887-07-22
Ohio's Democratic Key Note.


The plan and principles OF the next
Presidential campaign were partially
blocked out yesterday by the Ohio
Democrats In Safe Convention met.
Thomas G. Powell WAS nomin Ated upon
the second ballot for Governor. The
re,olutions endorse Cleveland a1d his
administrAtion, aud demand . revision
Of the tariff laws, bu. opposes reduc-
tion OF the tax on liquors. Thus the
Democratic party Of the great State OF
Ohio leads of In what may be consider
cd the great Presidential campaign OF
1888. The present State campaign
means nothing, except SO far ss 1t pAves
the way for next year. The nomina
tion Of Powell for Governor WAS all .
matter OF fact work, as the Democrats
know very we'll they have no chance OF
electing him. All the votes cast for
him will be but plummet cast into the
political sea TO sound the waters. Pow.
ell Is sacrifice, . martyr to the cause
OF Democracy, who is to be re warded
hereafter, II the Democratic schemes SO
cleverly laid succeed In the reelection
of Cleveland. This is all very well
understood by the Dem ocracy and the
Repu bill can party understands 1t full as
we'll. The key note OF the campaign
IL sounded In the declaration OF the
party for . revision OF the tariff and no
reduction Of the tax on liquors. The
meaning OF this Is, free trade with for
eign countries and the money required
to run the government Is to bs raised
by . local taxation Of home prod ucts.
The taxing OF the liquor trsffi, Is the
sop thrown TO the Temperance party for
support and at the same time 10 not to
offend the liquor VOC. Revision OF the
tariff, Is phrase that does no: sound
70 harsh and positive rs free trade, and
IL is not expected that the people will
interpret the meaning as free trade.
Bot the phrase as used BY the Demo-
cratic party will not he misunderstood
BY tbs people. The Rspu olicAn party
could IS consistently NEE. aud adopt
platform in favor OF tariff revision as
the Democrats can, but the revision
would mean something very different
Democratic revision means to revise
downward, but Republican revision
would be understood As revising up
wards. The first would reduce, sbol.
ish II possible the tariff upon all arti.
cies that can be manufactured In other
countries cheaper than at home, and
the latter would raise the tariff to pre-
vent the Introduction OF a!l foreign
manufactured articles tha. can be
manufactured At home. There are none
30 blind that they need be deceived by
the hoDeyed declaration Of the Ohio
Democrats In favor OF tariff revision.
1t means free trade pure and simple.
Neither need the other declaration op.
posing . reduction OF tne tax on liq aors
be misunderstood. A revenue mus: be
created to make up the deficiency aris.
ing from a revision OF the tariff. L.
quor offers the frs. target for a shot.
Tobacco will offer the nex.. Ifthe.s d ,
not yield suffi Glen; revenue with which
to carry on the government, Internal
taxation must follow. Home industries
mus. be taxed and foreign industries
fos:ered. That is the plan blocked out
by the Democracy OF Oa!o. That the
plan will be followed by other States
canno: be doubted. The Democracy o..
Oaio have NJ eed OF the workiugmen,
Martin Foran with his pro,eclye prin-
ciples was given the cold sho1lder. NoI
Democrats no. In favor OF tariff reduc.
tion and subsequent free trade are
needed in the Democratic party OF oa o.
Free trade AMI cheap wages for Ia Dor"
is the watchword for the mex. ca u pa!,
As declared by the Oaio Democrats.
The country may congratulate the
Democrats that they have shown their
hands so soon In the campaign. They
have not, like the highway robber,
acted upon the "stsn1 and deliver
principle, but have given full warning
OF their intentions, ard they who will
now be caught will be willing victims